Tipiṭaka

Jātaka 491

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Jātaka

Pakiṇṇakanipāta

Sālikedāravagga

8. Mahāmorajātaka

1 “Sace hi tyāhaṁ dhanahetu gāhito,

Mā maṁ vadhī jīvagāhaṁ gahetvā;

Rañño ca maṁ samma upantikaṁ nehi,

Maññe dhanaṁ lacchasinapparūpaṁ”.

2 “Na me ayaṁ tuyha vadhāya ajja,

Samāhito cāpadhure khurappo;

Pāsañca tyāhaṁ adhipātayissaṁ,

Yathāsukhaṁ gacchatu morarājā”.

3 “Yaṁ satta vassāni mamānubandhi,

Rattindivaṁ khuppipāsaṁ sahanto;

Atha kissa maṁ pāsavasūpanītaṁ,

Pamuttave icchasi bandhanasmā.

4 Pāṇātipātā virato nusajja,

Abhayaṁ nu te sabbabhūtesu dinnaṁ;

Yaṁ maṁ tuvaṁ pāsavasūpanītaṁ,

Pamuttave icchasi bandhanasmā”.

5 “Pāṇātipātā viratassa brūhi,

Abhayañca yo sabbabhūtesu deti;

Pucchāmi taṁ morarājetamatthaṁ,

Ito cuto kiṁ labhate sukhaṁ so”.

6 “Pāṇātipātā viratassa brūmi,

Abhayañca yo sabbabhūtesu deti;

Diṭṭheva dhamme labhate pasaṁsaṁ,

Saggañca so yāti sarīrabhedā”.

7 “Na santi devā iti āhu eke,

Idheva jīvo vibhavaṁ upeti;

Tathā phalaṁ sukatadukkaṭānaṁ,

Dattupaññattañca vadanti dānaṁ;

Tesaṁ vaco arahataṁ saddahāno,

Tasmā ahaṁ sakuṇe bādhayāmi”.

8 “Cando ca suriyo ca ubho sudassanā,

Gacchanti obhāsayamantalikkhe;

Imassa lokassa parassa vā te,

Kathaṁ nu te āhu manussaloke”.

9 “Cando ca suriyo ca ubho sudassanā,

Gacchanti obhāsayamantalikkhe;

Parassa lokassa na te imassa,

Devāti te āhu manussaloke”.

10 “Ettheva te nīhatā hīnavādā,

Ahetukā ye na vadanti kammaṁ;

Tathā phalaṁ sukatadukkaṭānaṁ,

Dattupaññattaṁ ye ca vadanti dānaṁ”.

11 “Addhā hi saccaṁ vacanaṁ tavedaṁ,

Kathañhi dānaṁ aphalaṁ bhaveyya;

Tathā phalaṁ sukatadukkaṭānaṁ,

Dattupaññattañca kathaṁ bhaveyya.

12 Kathaṅkaro kintikaro kimācaraṁ,

Kiṁ sevamāno kena tapoguṇena;

Akkhāhi me morarājetamatthaṁ,

Yathā ahaṁ no nirayaṁ pateyyaṁ”.

13 “Ye keci atthi samaṇā pathabyā,

Kāsāyavatthā anagāriyā te;

Pātova piṇḍāya caranti kāle,

Vikālacariyā viratā hi santo.

14 Te tattha kālenupasaṅkamitvā,

Pucchāhi yaṁ te manaso piyaṁ siyā;

Te te pavakkhanti yathāpajānaṁ,

Imassa lokassa parassa catthaṁ”.

15 “Tacaṁva jiṇṇaṁ urago purāṇaṁ,

Paṇḍūpalāsaṁ harito dumova;

Esappahīno mama luddabhāvo,

Jahāmahaṁ luddakabhāvamajja.

16 Ye cāpi me sakuṇā atthi baddhā,

Satāninekāni nivesanasmiṁ;

Tesampahaṁ jīvitamajja dammi,

Mokkhañca te pattā sakaṁ niketaṁ”.

17 “Luddo carī pāsahattho araññe,

Bādhetu morādhipatiṁ yasassiṁ;

Bandhitvā morādhipatiṁ yasassiṁ,

Dukkhā sa pamucci yathāhaṁ pamutto”ti.

18 Mahāmorajātakaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.

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